Microsoft Surreptitiously Confirms HDMI Equipped Xbox 360

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XNA messageboards give it up.

By Gerry Block

Over the course of the weekend it would appear that Microsoft has provided the most direct confirmation that an HDMI equipped Xbox 360 will indeed be coming to market. While the product is all but officially announced after the months of rumor that seem to have covered most aspects of the new version's price and features (story), Microsoft has maintained a steady stance of offering no comment on rumor and speculation.

The slipup occurred on the XNA Game Studio Express message boards when a user inquired as to whether the HDMI output on the revised 360 hardware would require any code changes. User Shawn Hargreaves - MSFT, an XNA Framework Developer, replied, stating: "No changes required."

Though it might be possible that Shawn meant no changes required because there isn't HDMI on the way, this is highly unlikely after the volume of information regarding the new 360 hardware has leaked. IGN Gear expects an official announcement quite soon, and will be interested to see if the rumored April launch turns out to be true.